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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

26

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-10-11

Day of Death

2017-11-18 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA

Also Known As

Earle Hyman

Biography

Earle Hyman (born George Earle Plummer; October 11, 1926 – November 17, 2017) was an American stage, television, and film actor. Hyman is known for his role on ThunderCats as the voice of Panthro and various other characters. He also appeared on The Cosby Show as Cliff's father, Russell Huxtable. Singer Phyllis Hyman was his cousin.

Known For

Acting

ThunderCats: Exodus

1985

ThunderCats: Exodus

as

Panthro (voice)

Fighting Back

1982

Fighting Back

as

Police Chief Freeman

ThunderCats Ho! – The Movie

1987

ThunderCats Ho! – The Movie

as

Panthro / Pilot / Guard / Cruncher (voice)

The Bamboo Prison

1954

The Bamboo Prison

as

Doc Jackson, medic

Hijacked: Flight 285

1996

Hijacked: Flight 285

as

Wayne Edwards

The Ivory Ape

1980

The Ivory Ape

as

Inspector St. George

Coriolanus

1979

Coriolanus

as

Cominius

The Moving of Sophia Myles

2000

The Moving of Sophia Myles

as

Bishop Heath

The Lost Weekend

1945

The Lost Weekend

as

Smoking Man (uncredited)

The Super Cops

1974

The Super Cops

as

Police Detective (uncredited)

And the Bones Came Together

1973

And the Bones Came Together

as

Roy Lockhart

The Cosby Show: A Look Back

2002

The Cosby Show: A Look Back

as

Self / Russell Huxtable (archive footage)

A Different World

A Different World

as

Russel Huxtable

The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show

as

Russell Huxtable

ThunderCats

ThunderCats

as

Panthro (voice)

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Adam and Hezdrel

The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show

as

Voice of MacBeth (uncredited)

Production

Crew

Directing